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Average Salary and Job Outcomes With a Diver - Professional and Instructor Degree

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

What Do You Learn With This Degree?

A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to function as professional deep-water or scuba divers, diving instructors, or diving support personnel. Includes instruction in the use of diving equipment and related specialized gear; diving safety procedures; operation and maintenance of underwater life-support systems; underwater communication systems; decompression systems; underwater salvage; exploration, rescue, and photography; and installation and fitting of underwater mechanical systems and their maintenance, repair or demolition.

What Can You Do With This Degree?

What Can You Do With This Degree?

Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.

U.S. Summary
Job & Salary Averages
  • Salary Value (U.S.): $45,427
    "Salary Value"  is a salary score which represents the average of salary medians for all jobs attainable with this degree, per metro area and/or per state.
  • Average of Job Growth Averages (U.S.): 6.7%
    The "average of job growth averages"  is an average of national job growth rates for all jobs attainable with this degree.
  • Avg. Years of Work Experience Needed: no prior years
Education Costs
  • Avg. Undergrad. Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,749/yr
  • Avg. Undergrad. In-State Cost (U.S.):  $4,450/yr
  • Avg. Graduate Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $25,017/yr
  • Avg. Graduate In-State Cost (U.S.):  $12,433/yr
  • Avg. Combined Out-of-State Cost (U.S.):  $15,202/yr
  • Avg. Combined In-State Cost (U.S.):  $6,046/yr

All information is based on data collected by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Center for Education Statistics.

ASSOCIATE'S Most Required Degree
Associates

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Average Salary Medians

What Are Salary Medians?

Salary median is the average salary amount earned by workers, calculated per industry or per metro area. Average salary median is an average of median salaries for jobs that are attainable with this degree. Metro area average salary median is the average of salary medians for jobs within a metro area. State average salary median is the average of all metro area average salary medians within that state.

For more information about salary medians and average salary medians, please read this blog post, "Average Salary Median" vs. "Salary Median".

Click on any state in the table below to see which metro areas earn the highest median salaries. If you see "N/A" next to a state, it means that no data is available about that state for this degree.

Overall Salary Value: $45,427

The state with the highest salary value for this degree is Alaska ($63,610) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Salary Values for Alaska

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest salary value in Alaska ($65,730).

Fairbanks, AK $65,730
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,610
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Arkansas

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest salary value in Arkansas ($45,080).

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,780
Hot Springs, AR $33,410
Jonesboro, AR $38,730
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,930
Pine Bluff, AR $45,080
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,610
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,510
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
$40,371
Arizona

Metro Area Salary Values for Arizona

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest salary value in Arizona ($47,240).

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $43,880
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,240
Prescott, AZ $41,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,880
Tucson, AZ $43,650
Yuma, AZ $37,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,660
$42,516
California N/A
Colorado

Metro Area Salary Values for Colorado

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest salary value in Colorado ($52,910).

Colorado Springs, CO $48,870
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $52,910
Fort Collins, CO $50,770
Grand Junction, CO $48,920
Greeley, CO $52,050
Pueblo, CO $48,250
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,250
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,360
$48,606
Connecticut

Metro Area Salary Values for Connecticut

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest salary value in Connecticut ($56,670).

Danbury, CT $49,470
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,050
New Haven, CT $56,670
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $56,370
Waterbury, CT $47,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$52,623
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Salary Values for Florida

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest salary value in Florida ($46,030).

Jacksonville, FL $46,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,110
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,510
$41,883
Georgia

Metro Area Salary Values for Georgia

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest salary value in Georgia ($55,400).

Athens-Clarke County, GA $41,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,880
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,800
Brunswick, GA $40,650
Columbus, GA-AL $40,760
Dalton, GA $43,370
Gainesville, GA $43,220
Hinesville, GA $48,640
Macon, GA $43,730
Rome, GA $45,880
Savannah, GA $47,680
Valdosta, GA $38,650
Warner Robins, GA $55,400
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,050
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,510
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,160
$43,830
Hawaii

Metro Area Salary Values for Hawaii

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest salary value in Hawaii ($60,580).

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,580
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,400
$55,490
Iowa

Metro Area Salary Values for Iowa

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest salary value in Iowa ($50,620).

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,090
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,670
Dubuque, IA $45,220
Iowa City, IA $49,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,130
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,460
$47,989
Idaho

Metro Area Salary Values for Idaho

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Idaho ($52,570).

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,460
Idaho Falls, ID $40,120
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,570
Pocatello, ID $42,620
Twin Falls, ID $39,840
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$43,930
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Salary Values for Indiana

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest salary value in Indiana ($58,820).

Columbus, IN $46,930
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,780
Evansville, IN-KY $45,520
Fort Wayne, IN $46,700
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,860
Kokomo, IN $58,820
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $44,780
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,150
Muncie, IN $41,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,530
Terre Haute, IN $43,830
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,960
$46,403
Kansas

Metro Area Salary Values for Kansas

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest salary value in Kansas ($49,350).

Manhattan, KS $41,030
Topeka, KS $49,350
Wichita, KS $48,470
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,900
$45,688
Kentucky

Metro Area Salary Values for Kentucky

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Kentucky ($47,160).

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,450
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,160
Owensboro, KY $46,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,600
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,290
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$43,093
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Salary Values for Massachusetts

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest salary value in Massachusetts ($57,830).

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $49,960
New Bedford, MA $50,700
Pittsfield, MA $52,050
Springfield, MA-CT $51,150
Worcester, MA-CT $51,890
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $48,460
$51,720
Maryland

Metro Area Salary Values for Maryland

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest salary value in Maryland ($68,610).

California-Lexington Park, MD $68,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,490
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,720
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$49,304
Maine

Metro Area Salary Values for Maine

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest salary value in Maine ($48,840).

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,840
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,560
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,850
$45,710
Michigan

Metro Area Salary Values for Michigan

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest salary value in Michigan ($57,850).

Battle Creek, MI $55,390
Bay City, MI $40,540
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,120
Flint, MI $48,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,610
Jackson, MI $46,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $45,730
Midland, MI $44,660
Monroe, MI $57,850
Muskegon, MI $48,230
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,450
Saginaw, MI $48,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,960
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,570
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,040
$46,974
Minnesota

Metro Area Salary Values for Minnesota

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest salary value in Minnesota ($54,010).

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,010
Rochester, MN $46,970
St. Cloud, MN $46,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,420
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,020
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,060
$48,708
Missouri

Metro Area Salary Values for Missouri

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest salary value in Missouri ($50,540).

Columbia, MO $41,050
Jefferson City, MO $41,160
Joplin, MO $43,630
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,540
Springfield, MO $44,830
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,370
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,740
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$43,170
Mississippi

Metro Area Salary Values for Mississippi

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest salary value in Mississippi ($45,250).

Hattiesburg, MS $44,400
Jackson, MS $45,250
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,350
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$40,630
Montana

Metro Area Salary Values for Montana

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Montana ($50,790).

Great Falls, MT $48,210
Missoula, MT $43,240
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,620
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,070
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,790
$46,186
North Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for North Carolina

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest salary value in North Carolina ($55,740).

Burlington, NC $39,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,210
Fayetteville, NC $43,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,780
Greenville, NC $46,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,000
Jacksonville, NC $46,140
New Bern, NC $55,740
Raleigh, NC $50,110
Rocky Mount, NC $40,270
Wilmington, NC $44,610
Winston-Salem, NC $44,210
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,680
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,940
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,190
$45,052
North Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for North Dakota

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in North Dakota ($57,730).

Fargo, ND-MN $51,270
Grand Forks, ND-MN $49,420
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,620
$52,010
Nebraska

Metro Area Salary Values for Nebraska

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest salary value in Nebraska ($49,260).

Lincoln, NE $49,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,360
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$45,206
New Hampshire

Metro Area Salary Values for New Hampshire

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest salary value in New Hampshire ($56,120).

Manchester, NH $55,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,280
$50,292
New Jersey

Metro Area Salary Values for New Jersey

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest salary value in New Jersey ($54,840).

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $54,840
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$51,253
New Mexico

Metro Area Salary Values for New Mexico

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest salary value in New Mexico ($53,970).

Farmington, NM $53,970
Las Cruces, NM $38,270
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,250
$42,526
Nevada

Metro Area Salary Values for Nevada

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Nevada ($59,350).

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $49,650
Reno, NV $49,610
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$52,870
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Salary Values for Ohio

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest salary value in Ohio ($49,890).

Canton-Massillon, OH $44,310
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,890
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,590
Columbus, OH $48,110
Dayton, OH $47,080
Lima, OH $44,600
Mansfield, OH $45,020
Springfield, OH $42,820
Toledo, OH $48,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $45,540
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,040
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,310
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,830
$45,931
Oklahoma

Metro Area Salary Values for Oklahoma

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest salary value in Oklahoma ($47,620).

Lawton, OK $47,620
Oklahoma City, OK $47,580
Tulsa, OK $46,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,250
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,930
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,490
$45,227
Oregon

Metro Area Salary Values for Oregon

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest salary value in Oregon ($52,150).

Bend-Redmond, OR $47,500
Corvallis, OR $46,570
Eugene, OR $46,700
Grants Pass, OR $41,060
Medford, OR $47,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $52,150
Salem, OR $46,920
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$46,825
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Salary Values for Pennsylvania

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest salary value in Pennsylvania ($54,170).

Altoona, PA $41,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $42,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,470
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,200
Erie, PA $42,070
Gettysburg, PA $47,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,270
Johnstown, PA $43,430
Lancaster, PA $47,700
Lebanon, PA $48,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,170
Pittsburgh, PA $50,350
Reading, PA $50,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,640
State College, PA $46,460
Williamsport, PA $41,760
York-Hanover, PA $49,760
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,230
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,370
$46,324
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Salary Values for Puerto Rico

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest salary value in Puerto Rico ($25,010).

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,410
Arecibo, PR $20,440
Guayama, PR $19,630
Mayaguez, PR $19,240
Ponce, PR $19,580
San German, PR $20,480
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,010
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$20,466
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Salary Values for South Carolina

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest salary value in South Carolina ($46,590).

Columbia, SC $46,590
Florence, SC $43,540
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,380
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,100
Spartanburg, SC $43,500
Sumter, SC $46,270
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,730
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,270
$43,199
South Dakota

Metro Area Salary Values for South Dakota

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest salary value in South Dakota ($47,810).

Sioux Falls, SD $47,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,960
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$45,863
Tennessee

Metro Area Salary Values for Tennessee

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest salary value in Tennessee ($46,650).

Clarksville, TN-KY $45,910
Cleveland, TN $46,320
Jackson, TN $45,020
Johnson City, TN $39,360
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,710
Knoxville, TN $42,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,670
Morristown, TN $40,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,650
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,480
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,580
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,480
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$43,093
Texas

Metro Area Salary Values for Texas

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest salary value in Texas ($43,030).

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,030
$43,030
Utah

Metro Area Salary Values for Utah

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest salary value in Utah ($51,340).

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,340
Provo-Orem, UT $46,390
St. George, UT $41,250
Salt Lake City, UT $48,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,920
$46,247
Virginia N/A
Vermont

Metro Area Salary Values for Vermont

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Vermont ($46,240).

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,720
$45,480
Wisconsin

Metro Area Salary Values for Wisconsin

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest salary value in Wisconsin ($51,470).

Eau Claire, WI $48,970
Fond du Lac, WI $44,950
Green Bay, WI $50,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,950
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $48,580
Madison, WI $49,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,470
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,880
Racine, WI $49,900
Sheboygan, WI $50,350
Wausau, WI $49,090
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,500
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$48,187
West Virginia

Metro Area Salary Values for West Virginia

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest salary value in West Virginia ($46,790).

Charleston, WV $40,850
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,460
Morgantown, WV $38,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $37,850
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $44,470
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$41,168
Wyoming

Metro Area Salary Values for Wyoming

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest salary value in Wyoming ($61,960).

Cheyenne, WY $51,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,960
$55,360

Associate's

Average Salary Median: $45,427

The state with the highest average salary median for an associate's degree is Alaska ($63,610) in the Fairbanks, AK metro area.

Alaska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Alaska (Associate's)

Fairbanks, AK metro area has the highest average salary median in Alaska ($65,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fairbanks, AK $65,730
Alaska nonmetropolitan area $61,490
$63,610
Alabama N/A
Arkansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arkansas (Associate's)

Pine Bluff, AR metro area has the highest average salary median in Arkansas ($45,080) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fort Smith, AR-OK $39,780
Hot Springs, AR $33,410
Jonesboro, AR $38,730
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR $42,930
Pine Bluff, AR $45,080
North Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $38,610
East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $40,720
West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $41,510
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area $42,570
$40,371
Arizona

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Arizona (Associate's)

Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ metro area has the highest average salary median in Arizona ($47,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ $43,880
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ $47,240
Prescott, AZ $41,980
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ $36,880
Tucson, AZ $43,650
Yuma, AZ $37,320
Arizona nonmetropolitan area $46,660
$42,516
California N/A
Colorado

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Colorado (Associate's)

Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO metro area has the highest average salary median in Colorado ($52,910) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Colorado Springs, CO $48,870
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO $52,910
Fort Collins, CO $50,770
Grand Junction, CO $48,920
Greeley, CO $52,050
Pueblo, CO $48,250
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area $41,070
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $44,250
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area $50,360
$48,606
Connecticut

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Connecticut (Associate's)

New Haven, CT metro area has the highest average salary median in Connecticut ($56,670) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Danbury, CT $49,470
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT $54,050
New Haven, CT $56,670
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI $56,370
Waterbury, CT $47,780
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area $51,400
$52,623
Washington, D.C. N/A
Delaware N/A
Florida

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Florida (Associate's)

Jacksonville, FL metro area has the highest average salary median in Florida ($46,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Jacksonville, FL $46,030
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $42,110
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL $37,510
$41,883
Georgia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Georgia (Associate's)

Warner Robins, GA metro area has the highest average salary median in Georgia ($55,400) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Athens-Clarke County, GA $41,440
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA $48,880
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC $44,800
Brunswick, GA $40,650
Columbus, GA-AL $40,760
Dalton, GA $43,370
Gainesville, GA $43,220
Hinesville, GA $48,640
Macon, GA $43,730
Rome, GA $45,880
Savannah, GA $47,680
Valdosta, GA $38,650
Warner Robins, GA $55,400
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $41,290
Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,050
East Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,510
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area $40,160
$43,830
Hawaii

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Hawaii (Associate's)

Urban Honolulu, HI metro area has the highest average salary median in Hawaii ($60,580) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Urban Honolulu, HI $60,580
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area $50,400
$55,490
Iowa

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Iowa (Associate's)

Cedar Rapids, IA metro area has the highest average salary median in Iowa ($50,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cedar Rapids, IA $50,620
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL $49,090
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA $48,670
Dubuque, IA $45,220
Iowa City, IA $49,800
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $48,630
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $47,320
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $48,540
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,400
Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area $45,130
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area $47,460
$47,989
Idaho

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Idaho (Associate's)

Lewiston, ID-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Idaho ($52,570) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Coeur d'Alene, ID $43,460
Idaho Falls, ID $40,120
Lewiston, ID-WA $52,570
Pocatello, ID $42,620
Twin Falls, ID $39,840
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,750
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area $44,150
$43,930
Illinois N/A
Indiana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Indiana (Associate's)

Kokomo, IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Indiana ($58,820) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbus, IN $46,930
Elkhart-Goshen, IN $47,780
Evansville, IN-KY $45,520
Fort Wayne, IN $46,700
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN $46,860
Kokomo, IN $58,820
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN $44,780
Michigan City-La Porte, IN $45,150
Muncie, IN $41,650
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $45,530
Terre Haute, IN $43,830
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $47,000
Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,130
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $44,960
$46,403
Kansas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kansas (Associate's)

Topeka, KS metro area has the highest average salary median in Kansas ($49,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manhattan, KS $41,030
Topeka, KS $49,350
Wichita, KS $48,470
Kansas nonmetropolitan area $43,900
$45,688
Kentucky

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Kentucky (Associate's)

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Kentucky ($47,160) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY $41,450
Lexington-Fayette, KY $46,680
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $47,160
Owensboro, KY $46,500
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,600
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $38,500
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $42,290
East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area $39,560
$43,093
Louisiana N/A
Massachusetts

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Massachusetts (Associate's)

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH metro area has the highest average salary median in Massachusetts ($57,830) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH $57,830
Leominster-Gardner, MA $49,960
New Bedford, MA $50,700
Pittsfield, MA $52,050
Springfield, MA-CT $51,150
Worcester, MA-CT $51,890
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area $48,460
$51,720
Maryland

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maryland (Associate's)

California-Lexington Park, MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Maryland ($68,610) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

California-Lexington Park, MD $68,610
Cumberland, MD-WV $42,880
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV $46,490
Salisbury, MD-DE $43,720
Maryland nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$49,304
Maine

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Maine (Associate's)

Portland-South Portland, ME metro area has the highest average salary median in Maine ($48,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lewiston-Auburn, ME $45,590
Portland-South Portland, ME $48,840
Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area $42,560
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area $45,850
$45,710
Michigan

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Michigan (Associate's)

Monroe, MI metro area has the highest average salary median in Michigan ($57,850) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Battle Creek, MI $55,390
Bay City, MI $40,540
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $50,120
Flint, MI $48,110
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI $48,610
Jackson, MI $46,130
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI $43,650
Lansing-East Lansing, MI $45,730
Midland, MI $44,660
Monroe, MI $57,850
Muskegon, MI $48,230
Niles-Benton Harbor, MI $45,450
Saginaw, MI $48,840
Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $45,670
Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,960
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $42,570
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area $43,040
$46,974
Minnesota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Minnesota (Associate's)

Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Minnesota ($54,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Mankato-North Mankato, MN $47,720
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $54,010
Rochester, MN $46,970
St. Cloud, MN $46,780
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,420
Northeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $53,680
Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $46,020
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area $48,060
$48,708
Missouri

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Missouri (Associate's)

St. Louis, MO-IL metro area has the highest average salary median in Missouri ($50,540) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, MO $41,050
Jefferson City, MO $41,160
Joplin, MO $43,630
Kansas City, MO-KS $48,400
St. Joseph, MO-KS $43,530
St. Louis, MO-IL $50,540
Springfield, MO $44,830
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area $42,370
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area $39,740
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area $41,600
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area $38,020
$43,170
Mississippi

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Mississippi (Associate's)

Jackson, MS metro area has the highest average salary median in Mississippi ($45,250) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Hattiesburg, MS $44,400
Jackson, MS $45,250
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $40,990
Northwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,350
Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $39,370
Southwest Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $37,420
$40,630
Montana

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Montana (Associate's)

East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Montana ($50,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Great Falls, MT $48,210
Missoula, MT $43,240
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area $43,620
West Montana nonmetropolitan area $45,070
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area $50,790
$46,186
North Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Carolina (Associate's)

New Bern, NC metro area has the highest average salary median in North Carolina ($55,740) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Burlington, NC $39,780
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $49,010
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC $48,210
Fayetteville, NC $43,660
Goldsboro, NC $42,990
Greensboro-High Point, NC $47,780
Greenville, NC $46,190
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $43,000
Jacksonville, NC $46,140
New Bern, NC $55,740
Raleigh, NC $50,110
Rocky Mount, NC $40,270
Wilmington, NC $44,610
Winston-Salem, NC $44,210
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,420
Northeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,680
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,940
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area $41,190
$45,052
North Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for North Dakota (Associate's)

West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in North Dakota ($57,730) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Fargo, ND-MN $51,270
Grand Forks, ND-MN $49,420
West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $57,730
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $49,620
$52,010
Nebraska

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nebraska (Associate's)

Lincoln, NE metro area has the highest average salary median in Nebraska ($49,260) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lincoln, NE $49,260
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA $48,620
Northwest Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $40,350
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $45,360
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area $42,440
$45,206
New Hampshire

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Hampshire (Associate's)

Portsmouth, NH-ME metro area has the highest average salary median in New Hampshire ($56,120) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Manchester, NH $55,660
Portsmouth, NH-ME $56,120
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $40,920
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $51,480
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area $47,280
$50,292
New Jersey

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Jersey (Associate's)

Trenton, NJ metro area has the highest average salary median in New Jersey ($54,840) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ocean City, NJ $47,410
Trenton, NJ $54,840
Vineland-Bridgeton, NJ $51,510
$51,253
New Mexico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for New Mexico (Associate's)

Farmington, NM metro area has the highest average salary median in New Mexico ($53,970) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Farmington, NM $53,970
Las Cruces, NM $38,270
Santa Fe, NM $39,880
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $35,260
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area $45,250
$42,526
Nevada

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Nevada (Associate's)

Nevada nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Nevada ($59,350) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV $49,650
Reno, NV $49,610
Nevada nonmetropolitan area $59,350
$52,870
New York N/A
Ohio

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Ohio (Associate's)

Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN metro area has the highest average salary median in Ohio ($49,890) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Canton-Massillon, OH $44,310
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $49,890
Cleveland-Elyria, OH $48,590
Columbus, OH $48,110
Dayton, OH $47,080
Lima, OH $44,600
Mansfield, OH $45,020
Springfield, OH $42,820
Toledo, OH $48,310
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA $45,540
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $47,040
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $45,310
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $45,590
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area $40,830
$45,931
Oklahoma

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oklahoma (Associate's)

Lawton, OK metro area has the highest average salary median in Oklahoma ($47,620) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Lawton, OK $47,620
Oklahoma City, OK $47,580
Tulsa, OK $46,280
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $40,250
Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $45,930
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $47,440
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area $41,490
$45,227
Oregon

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Oregon (Associate's)

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA metro area has the highest average salary median in Oregon ($52,150) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Bend-Redmond, OR $47,500
Corvallis, OR $46,570
Eugene, OR $46,700
Grants Pass, OR $41,060
Medford, OR $47,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA $52,150
Salem, OR $46,920
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area $43,000
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area $47,940
Eastern Oregon nonmetropolitan area $49,390
$46,825
Pennsylvania

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Pennsylvania (Associate's)

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD metro area has the highest average salary median in Pennsylvania ($54,170) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Altoona, PA $41,130
Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA $42,120
Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA $50,470
East Stroudsburg, PA $49,200
Erie, PA $42,070
Gettysburg, PA $47,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA $49,270
Johnstown, PA $43,430
Lancaster, PA $47,700
Lebanon, PA $48,280
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $54,170
Pittsburgh, PA $50,350
Reading, PA $50,110
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA $43,640
State College, PA $46,460
Williamsport, PA $41,760
York-Hanover, PA $49,760
Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $44,230
Northern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $43,760
Southern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area $41,370
$46,324
Puerto Rico

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Puerto Rico (Associate's)

San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR metro area has the highest average salary median in Puerto Rico ($25,010) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Aguadilla-Isabela, PR $19,410
Arecibo, PR $20,440
Guayama, PR $19,630
Mayaguez, PR $19,240
Ponce, PR $19,580
San German, PR $20,480
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR $25,010
Puerto Rico nonmetropolitan area $19,940
$20,466
Rhode Island N/A
South Carolina

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Carolina (Associate's)

Columbia, SC metro area has the highest average salary median in South Carolina ($46,590) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Columbia, SC $46,590
Florence, SC $43,540
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC $45,380
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC $43,670
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC $37,100
Spartanburg, SC $43,500
Sumter, SC $46,270
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $42,940
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $39,730
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $43,270
$43,199
South Dakota

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for South Dakota (Associate's)

Sioux Falls, SD metro area has the highest average salary median in South Dakota ($47,810) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Sioux Falls, SD $47,810
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,960
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area $44,820
$45,863
Tennessee

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Tennessee (Associate's)

Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro area has the highest average salary median in Tennessee ($46,650) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Clarksville, TN-KY $45,910
Cleveland, TN $46,320
Jackson, TN $45,020
Johnson City, TN $39,360
Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA $44,710
Knoxville, TN $42,940
Memphis, TN-MS-AR $45,670
Morristown, TN $40,170
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $46,650
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,480
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,580
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $38,480
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area $41,920
$43,093
Texas

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Texas (Associate's)

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX metro area has the highest average salary median in Texas ($43,030) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX $43,030
$43,030
Utah

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Utah (Associate's)

Ogden-Clearfield, UT metro area has the highest average salary median in Utah ($51,340) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Ogden-Clearfield, UT $51,340
Provo-Orem, UT $46,390
St. George, UT $41,250
Salt Lake City, UT $48,030
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area $47,550
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area $42,920
$46,247
Virginia N/A
Vermont

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Vermont (Associate's)

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Vermont ($46,240) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $46,240
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area $44,720
$45,480
Wisconsin

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wisconsin (Associate's)

Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI metro area has the highest average salary median in Wisconsin ($51,470) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Eau Claire, WI $48,970
Fond du Lac, WI $44,950
Green Bay, WI $50,390
Janesville-Beloit, WI $48,950
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN $48,580
Madison, WI $49,010
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI $51,470
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI $49,880
Racine, WI $49,900
Sheboygan, WI $50,350
Wausau, WI $49,090
Northwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $44,780
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,090
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,500
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area $45,900
$48,187
West Virginia

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for West Virginia (Associate's)

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH metro area has the highest average salary median in West Virginia ($46,790) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Charleston, WV $40,850
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH $43,460
Morgantown, WV $38,740
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV $37,850
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH $46,790
Wheeling, WV-OH $44,470
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $37,810
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area $39,370
$41,168
Wyoming

Metro Area Average Salary Medians for Wyoming (Associate's)

Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area metro area has the highest average salary median in Wyoming ($61,960) for an associate's degree in this area of study.

Cheyenne, WY $51,880
Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $52,240
Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area $61,960
$55,360

1 Job Attainable With This Degree

The jobs below are commonly attainable with this degree. Most job roles require an associate's degree.  For an associate's degree, the average salary median is $45,427. 

  Commercial Divers

Work below surface of water, using surface-supplied air or scuba equipment to inspect, repair, remove, or install equipment and structures. May use a variety of power and hand tools, such as drills, sledgehammers, torches, and welding equipment. May conduct tests or experiments, rig explosives, or photograph structures or marine life.

Salary Ratio: 1.79    

The Salary Ratio is a comparison of the average salary median compared to the average cost of obtaining this degree (average of undergraduate and graduate costs). It takes a job's average salary median and then compares it to the combined average cost of undergraduate degrees (1-4 years) and graduate degrees (6 years for a masters, 8 years for a doctorate) needed to qualify for that job.

A ratio that's close to 1, or greater, indicates that the average salary median which can be earned is substantial compared to the average cost of obtaining the degree. A Salary Ratio of 0, "N/A", or "INF" implies that school data is not available to provide a proper evaluation. Explore other factors such as the years of work experience usually required, the degree level normally required, and the types of attainable jobs to determine the feasibility of pursuing this degree.

Common Job Titles    
  • Aquarium Diver
  • Area Commercial Diver
  • Certified Diver
  • Commercial Diver
  • Deep Sea Diver
  • Dive Tender
  • Divemaster
  • Diver
  • Diver Tender
  • Hard Hat Diver
  • Marine Diver
  • Navy Diver
  • Non Destructive Testing Under Water Welder (NDT U/W Welder)
  • Non Destructive Testing Underwater Welder (NDT U/W Welder)
  • Plongeur
  • Route Diver
  • Salvage Diver
  • Scuba Diver
  • Skin Diver
  • Submarine Diver
  • Tender
  • Under Water Assistant (U/W Assistant)
  • Underwater Welder
  • US Salary Median: $51,657
  • Job Growth (U.S.): 6.7%
  • Prior Experience: no prior years
  • Degree Level Required: Associate's


Average Education Costs

Associate's

The average cost for an undergraduate degree is $4,449 per year (or $12,748 if you're out-of-state), which means you're estimated to spend $8,898 to earn an associate's (or $25,496 if you're out-of-state).

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